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  • Title: Carbohydrate components in sweetpotato storage roots: their diversities and genetic improvement.
    Author: Kitahara K, Nakamura Y, Otani M, Hamada T, Nakayachi O, Takahata Y.
    Journal: Breed Sci; 2017 Jan; 67(1):62-72. PubMed ID: 28465669.
    Abstract:
    Carbohydrates are important components in sweetpotatoes in terms of both their industrial use and eating quality. Although there has been a narrow range of diversity in the properties of sweetpotato starch, unique varieties and experimental lines with different starch traits have been produced recently both by conventional breeding and genetic engineering. The diversity in maltose content, free sugar composition and textural properties in sweetpotato cultivars is also important for their eating quality and processing of storage roots. In this review, we summarize the current status of research on and breeding for these important traits and discuss the future prospects for research in this area.
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